A List of the Parasitic Mites of the Falconiformes (updated from Philips 2000 Raptor Res. 34(3): 210-231)

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RAPTOR MITE HABITAT REFERENCES

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Family Accipitridae Epidermoptidae¹ skin Herman 1945

Knemidocoptes sp. skin Cooper 1978, 1985

Shikra (Accipiter badius) Coraciacarus sp.² feathers McClure & Ratanaworabhan

                                                                                                                                                                        1971
                                                                                                Hieracolichus nisi                    feathers            Dubinin 1956
                                                                                                Schoutedenocoptes aquilae     nasal cavity       Fain 1977

Bicolored Hawk (Accipiter bicolor) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953, Maa 1969

Chestnut-Flanked Sparrowhawk (Accipiter castanilius) Aetacarus andrei feathers Gaud 1983b

Cooper’s Hawk (Accipiter cooperii) Proaposolenidia accipitris feathers Mironov et al. 2007

Neonyssus sp.² nasal cavity Peters 1936

Syringophilidae n. g. quills Philips, present work

Brown Goshawk (Accipiter fasciatus) Speleognathopsis accipitris nasal cavity Domrow 1969, Domrow

1991

Northern Goshawk (Accipiter gentilis) mites¹ skin Walter 1989

Pseudalloptinus aquilinus^{2,
3} feathers Nordberg 1936, Niethammer

1938, Dubinin 1956
Hieracolichus nisi feathers Niethammer 1938, Dubinin

1956

Hieracolichus n. sp. feathers Philips, present work

Neottialges vitzthumi subcutaneous Vitzthum 1934, Fain 1967
Ornithonyssus sylviarum skin/nest Cooper 1978, 1985

Slaty-mantled Sparrowhawk (Accipiter luteoschistaceus) mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Black Goshawk (Accipiter melanoleucus) Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956c, 1957

Little Sparrowhawk (Accipiter minullus) Aetacarus andrei feathers Gaud 1983b
Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956c, 1957

Eurasian Sparrowhawk (Accipiter nisus) mites¹ skin Newton 1979, Walter 1989

Cnemidocoptes spp. skin Malley & Whitbread 1996

Dermoglyphus elongatus² quills Dubinin 1956

Dubininia accipitrina feathers Niethammer 1938

Hieracolichus nisi feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

Niethammer 1938, Radford

1953, Dubinin 1956, Vasilev

1961, 1962, Shumilo et al.

1973, Mironov 1997

Megninia sp.² Niethammer 1938

Microlichus avus¹ skin Walter 1989

Microlichus sp.^{1, 2} skin Ash & Hughes 1952

Myialges? sp.¹ skin Ash & Hughes 1952

Myialges uncus¹ skin Walter 1989

Ornithonyssus bursa skin/nest Anon. 1963

Grey Goshawk (Accipiter novaehollandiae) mites¹ skin Maa 1966, 1969

Ovampo Sparrowhawk (Accipiter ovampensis) Aposolenidia anomogonima feathers Gaud & Atyeo 1974
Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956c, 1957

Sharp-shinned Hawk (Accipiter striatus) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953, Fain 1965,

Maa 1969
Dermanyssus americanus skin/nest Philips 1993

Ornithonyssus iheringi skin/nest Dusbàbek & Cerny 1971

Ornithonyssus sylviarum Knee and Proctor 2007

Syringophilidae n. g. quills Philips, present work

African Goshawk (Accipiter tachiro)                                       Aetacarus andrei                     feathers            Gaud 1983b
                                                                                                Myialges asturi                        skin                  Fain 1965
                                                                                                Myialges falconis                    skin                  Fain 1965

Crested Goshawk (Accipiter trivirgatus) feather mites feathers Maa & Kuo 1965
mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Besra (Accipiter virgatus) feather mites feathers Maa & Kuo 1965
mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Hieracolichus nisi feathers Dubinin 1956
Ornithonyssus bursa skin/nest McClure & Ratanaworabhan

1971

Golden Eagle (Aquila chrysaetos) Harpirhynchidae sp. skin Schulz 1990

Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Trouessart 1884, Lönnfors

1930, Radford 1953, 1958,

Dubinin 1956
Sarcoptes rupicaprae² mammals Valentincic & Kušej 1989

Greater Spotted Eagle (Aquila clanga) Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Dubinin 1956

Imperial Eagle (Aquila heliaca) Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Dubinin 1956

Lesser Spotted Eagle (Aquila pomarina) Pseudalloptinus aquilinus feathers Radford 1953, 1958, Dubinin

1956

African Tawny-Eagle (Aquila rapax)                                        Pseudalloptinus aquilinus       feathers            Dubinin 1956
                                                                                                Pyonacarus aquilinus               quills                Dabert & Ehrnsberger
                                                                                                                                                                         1992

Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956c, 1957, Gaud &

Till 1961

Verreaux’s Eagle (Aquila verreauxii) Hieracolichus dobyi feathers Gaud 1983b

Wahlberg’s Eagle (Aquila wahlbergi) Hieracolichus dobyi feathers Gaud 1983b

Grey-lined Hawk (Asturina nitida) Hemicheylabis praecox feathers Trouessart, 1885, Gaud &

Atyeo 1984

African Baza (Aviceda cuculoides) Aetacarus avicedae feathers Gaud 1983b
Hieracolichus ostodus feathers Gaud 1983b

Pacific Baza (Aviceda subcristata) Tinaminyssus epileus nasal cavity Wilson, 1964, 1965

Grasshopper Buzzard (Butastur rufipennis) Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956b, 1957

Buteo sp. Blankaartia alleei skin/nest Wharton & Fuller 1952

Zone-tailed Hawk (Buteo albonotatus) Eutrombicula alfreddugesi³ skin/nest Philips 1978

Augur Buzzard (Buteo augur) Falconyssus buteonis nasal cavity Fain 1956b

Common Buzzard (Buteo buteo) Pseudalloptinus aquilinus^{2, 3} feathers Nordberg 1936, Niethammer

1938

Harpyrhynchoides tracheatus skin Fritsch 1954
Hieracolichus nisi feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

                                                                                                                                                                        Radford 1953, 1958
                                                                                                Myialges pari¹                         skin                  Büttiker & Cerny 1974
                                                                                                Prostigmata larva¹                                             Büttiker & Cerny 1974
                                                                                                Pseudogabucinia intermedia feathers            Gaud 1988

Galapagos Hawk (Buteo galapagoensis)                                 mites¹                                       skin                  Maa 1969

Myialges caulotoon¹ skin Harmon et al 1990, Madden

& Harmon 1998, Whiteman

et al. 2006

Red-tailed Hawk (Buteo jamaicensis) mites¹ skin Bequaert 1953, Maa 1969
Aetacarus n. sp feathers Philips, present work

Eutrombicula alfreddugesi skin/nest Loomis 1956
Harpyrhynchoides sp. skin Philips, present work

Myialges falconis¹ skin Fain & Philips 1991

Peristerophila columbae quills Casto 1976
Schoutedenocoptes aquilae nasal cavity Fain 1956b, 1957

Syringophilidae n. g. quills Philips, present work

Red-shouldered Hawk (Buteo lineatus)                                   Haemogamasus reidi²             mammals          Redington 1970
                                                                                                Hieracolichus n. sp.                feathers             Kurey 1976
                                                                                                Pseudalloptinus sp.                 feathers            Kurey 1976

Roadside Hawk (Buteo magnirostris) mites¹ skin Maa 1969

Cystoidosoma sacculipyga quills Dabert & Ehrnsberger 1992

Myialges bombycillae¹ skin Philips & Fain 1991

Ptilonyssus souzai nasal cavity Pereira & Castro 1949

Broad-winged Hawk (Buteo platypterus) Hieracolichus n. sp. feathers Philips, present work

Syringophilidae n. g. quills Philips, present work

Ferruginous Hawk (Buteo regalis) mites Bechard & Schmutz, 1995

Swainson’s Hawk (Buteo swainsoni) Hieracolichus sp. feathers Kurey 1976

Great Black-Hawk (Buteogallus urubitinga) mites¹ skin Maa 1969

Eutrombicula batatas skin/nest Brennan & Yunker 1966

Short-toed Snake-Eagle (Circaetus gallicus) Hieracolichus nisi feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,

Radford 1953, 1958, Dubinin

1956

Western Marsh-Harrier (Circus aeruginosus) Pseudalloptes bisubulatus² feathers Dubinin 1956
Pseudogabucinia intermedia feathers Dubinin 1956

Cinereous Harrier (Circus cinereous) Ingrassiinae sp.¹ feathers Philips & Fain 1991

Northern Harrier (Circus cyaneus) Pseudogabucinia intermedia feathers Dubinin 1956, Cerny 1967,

Kurey 1976

Pallid Harrier (Circus macrourus) mites¹ skin Maa 1966

Aetacarus leptotrichus feathers Gaud 1983b

Myialges macdonaldi¹ skin Philips & Fain 1991

Montagu’s Harrier (Circus pygargus) Hieracolichus nisi feathers Canestrini & Kramer 1899,